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Friday, April 26, 2013

Mississippi River Basin Water Resource News for the Week

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Up Next
Congressional members will be in recess next week, but look for some significant Mississippi River Basin-related legislative activity to happen in the two weeks following their return to Capitol Hill. The Senate is expected to begin debate on the Water Resources Development Act that passed out of its Environment and Public Works Committee as soon as members return from next week's recess, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Reid also has committed to completing work on a Senate version of the Farm Bill in May. On the House side, Agriculture Committee Chair Frank Lucas (R-OK) has said that "May 15 is a go" for his Committee’s markup of the Farm Bill (see article links, below).

Flooding
Instead of linking below (under "Water Resource Management") to the very many news articles published this past week on Mississippi River Basin flooding , you can follow this link to see a news summary (updated periodically). And for real-time river stage, and flood reporting and forecasting information from the National Weather Service, check out these on-line resources:

After three weeks on campaign trail Sona Mehring (D) decides she will not challenge Rep. John Kline (R-MN) in 2014 ow.ly/kpA3z

Last Words -

"Without sounding braggadocios, I'm indispensable in this effort to secure for Louisiana a significant and reliable string of revenue to save our coast." - U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) in an interview reported by the NOLA Media Group.